Hi, I just moved to Boston not so long ago and I don't know much about surfing in New England (I did surf before I came here) so I figured maybe you can help me with some questions that I have:1. What kind of surfboard should I get? I've never surfed in the East Coast before and I really don't know what surfboard will be the most useful around here (size.. type.. shape..?)2. I don't really know any spots in New England so if anyone has a recommendation about spots in Massachusetts or Rhode Island it will be very helpful! 3. Anything else I should know?

If you want to score good waves in New England you have to be ready to drop anything you're doing and jump on the short window of waves we have here. Alot of times the waves are only decent for a few hours per week. If you get multiple days of good conditions you're really scoring it

Basically, for Northeast and East swells go to the wall around Hampton, NH. For anything from the south go to second beach in RI. There you'll find plenty other surfers to start asking about other spots nearby.

Thank you very much for the help! I got only one more question: what kind of surfboard should I get for the conditions we have here in the Northeast? I went to a surf shop in Scituate and the guy told me that I should buy a longboard but a friend of mine that used to live in this area told that a shortboard or a fish will be just fine

I started looking for equipment and I already know pretty much everything that I need to know except one thing: The thickness of the wetsuit.I'm looking for a wetsuit that will be good for the spring/fall of New England and that I will also be able to use in the north without freezing (such as New Hampshire and Southern Maine).

If you plan to surf during the Winter, or even just in November, I'd say you should go for the best 5/4 with an integrated hood that you can find. The water gets cold very quick and NH or Maine is absolutely freezing. You'll grow icicles just from the wind while sitting in the water...and no, I'm not kidding.

So I've heard but for now I'm planning on surfing only in the Fall/Spring. When I'll start surfing here in the Winter I'll get a full hooded suit, I heard the water can drop to 32 degrees during this time!